Pulmonary Rehabilition
This is a very new concept in the field of medicine & has least awareness amongst the Medical & General Community. To your surprise Physiotherapy can be tremendously helpful to those breathless people suffering from different lung disease like Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial lung Diseases, Occupational Lung diseases, Lung surgeries etc. It is also extremely beneficial to children with Asthma & their rehab is different from adults in some aspects.
Pulmonary Rehab consists of Cardiopulmonary Conditioning, Inspiratory Muscle training (first time in India), Strength training, Pranayama, Nutrition & Life style Modification. Strengthening of Inspiratory Muscles and Peripheral Muscles is a new addition in Pulmonary Rehabilitation of patients suffering from Chronic Lung Diseases. Patients exercise with constant Sp02 monitoring to ensure safe level of oxygen during exercise.
Beauty of Pulmonary Rehab is such that a person, who could not walk even few steps due to breathlessness, can carry out his functional activities comfortably due to increase in exercise tolerance & many other benefits, thus magically improving the quality of life!
